A Researcher Shows a Child Two Rows of Coins

question 80

Multiple Choice

A researcher shows a child two rows of coins.Then,the researcher compresses one row;no coins are added,no coins are taken away.After that,the researcher asks the child which row has more coins.Assume that the child is in Piaget's preoperational stage.What will be his response?

• A) The compressed row has more coins.
• B) The uncompressed row has more coins.
• C) Both rows have equal amounts of coins.
• D) Children in this stage may or may not be able to provide the correct response.

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